The Worthington ALC Insider
Volume 1, Issue 15 March 12, 2004
March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day By Sami Koehne St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born with the name, Maewyn. His birthplace was not in Ireland, but in Wales. When he was 16, he still considered himself a pagan, or one who practiced the pre-Christian religions of the time. He was sold into slavery in Ireland by mauraders who raided his village. It was during his captivity that he came to feel closer to God. It was not until six years later that Maewyn escaped from slavery and went to Gaul (France). In Gaul, Maewyn studied at the monastery with the Bishop of Auxerre for twelve years. While studying, Maewyn realized that Christianity was the religion for him, and left his pagan ways. After his studies were completed, St. Patrick wanted to return to Ireland to convert the native pagans. He was so successful at winning over converts that it started to upset Celtic Druids, the local pagan tribe. St. Patrick was often arrested, but he always escaped. During his travels, Patrick was able to start monasteries all around the country. He was also able to set up schools and churches. (Continued à)	This took him thirty years. Patrick finally died on March 17 461 AD. The day of his death has been known as St. Patrick’s Day ever since. There are a lot of myths that surround St. Patrick’s Day. Some people believe that St. Patrick raised people from the dead. Another myth is that he gave a sermon on a hilltop that made all of the snakes leave Ireland. The shamrock is a symbol of St. Patrick’s Day because St. Patrick used a three-leaved clover to explain the trinity. The St. Patrick's Day tradition began in America in 1737. In that year, Irish-Americans in Boston celebrated St. Patrick's Day in this country for the very first time.

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Cuz Sami Says So… By Sami Koehne Q: Why are the bathrooms locked at the ALC, and do you think that should change? Well Just Wondering, I asked around and found out that the bathroom doors are locked for reasons other than the fact that there have been times when students have been caught smoking in there. Another reason that the doors are locked is for the students’own protection. There have been incidents where students have “ganged up” on others in the bathroom. In order to prevent that, the doors are locked. It is not true that the doors are locked because the teachers and staff love to cause the students a hassle. There are teachers who hate having the doors locked. It causes problems with finding the keys and making sure that the keys are always put back. Yeah, I think that we should be able to go in and out of the bathrooms without a key, but I can also understand why they have the doors locked. Some of the students here are the reason that we cannot have the doors unlocked. If the teachers and staff cannot trust the whole student body, then there is no way that they are going to keep the bathroom doors unlocked. Q: Know of any good movies? How about Mystery Movie? If you want to watch a comedy I suggest that you watch (Continued à)

Bruce Almighty. Jim Carey is always worth your time. Maybe a horror is what you want, then I would watch Event Horizon. It is old but always fun to watch. If you are more into the spiritual thing and your not squeamish then I suggest The Passion. It has all the gore that I would be able to stand for one week. The only problem if you want to watch a romance is that I don’t really like them, so there are none that I could suggest you watch. Sorry… McGrady puts up 62 points By Patrick Cummings In the victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednsday night, the Orlando Magic gave their key player of the night Tracy McGrady a total of 62 points. This makes him just the third NBA player in the past dozen years to score that many. The previous player for the Orlando Magic’s record was Shaquille O’Neal’s at 53 points. McGrady had surpassed this already by the end of the third period with 55 points. The last 60+ point NBA game was in the year 2000 by O’Neal. Only 3 players in the past 12 years have been able to make this accomplishment. They are David Robinson who scored 71 points vs. the Clippers in 1994, Michael Jordan with 63 vs. the Magic in 1993 and Shaq with 61 in 2000.

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History of the People By Steven BlueArm The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is part of the Great Sioux Nation (Lakota) which includes the Minneconjou, No Bows, Sihasapa and Two Kettle bands. The Great Sioux Nation once extended from the Big Horn Mountains in the west to the eastern Wisconsin. The territory extended from Canada in the north to the Republican River in Kansas in the south. The Lakota Nation was reduced in the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty from the Big Horn Mountains in the west to the east side of the Missouri River, the Heart River in North Dakota in the north and the Platte River in Nebraska to the south. This includes the entire western half of South Dakota. The Black Hills are located in the center the Great Sioux Nation. The Black Hills are sacred to the Lakota/ Dakota people and today considered an important part of our spiritual lives. A direct violation of the 1868 treaty was committed in 1874 by General George A. Custer and the 7th Cavalry when they entered the Black Hills, the center of the Lakota Nation and found gold. The Gold Rush started the conflict between the United States and the Great Sioux Nation. The United States Government wanted to buy or rent the Black Hills from the Lakota people, but the Lakota Nation refused to sell or rent its sacred lands. (Continued à)

Custer’s 7th Cavalry was requested to round the Sioux bands up and place them on reservation lands. On June 15, 1876, the Battle of the Little Big Horn between the 7th Cavalry and the Lakota Nation along with their allies Cheyenne and Arapahos took place in Montana. The Sioux Nation won a victory over General George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry. The U.S.Government demanded that the Lakota nation move to reservations. The people finally surrendered after being cold and hungry and were moved onto reservations. The government, however, still insisted on buying the Black Hills. (Continued on next page) Brule river camp

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Frozen bodies in the snow at Wounded Knee 1890
(Continued from page 3) The Lakota Nation refused to sell and in 1877 the United States Government introduced the Sell or Starve Bill or the Agreement of 1877. The Lakota people starved and refused to sell their sacred land. The U.S. Congress responded by illegally taking the Black Hills from the Lakota Nation. The Allotment Act of 1888 divided Indian lands into 160-acre family plots in order to divide the nation. The Act of 1889 further divided the Great Sioux Nation into smaller reservations, the remainder of which exist today at about one half their original size in 1889. Many of the Lakota people began believing in the Ghost Dance. Lakota believed that performing the Ghost Dance would bring back ancestors’ spirits and strength to the people.	The U. S. Army feared the unity created by the Ghost Dance phenomenon and ordered the arrest of Sitting Bull on the Standing Rock Reservation. In the process of the arrest, Sitting Bull was shot by Indian Police on December 15, 1890. The Hunkpapa who lived in Sitting Bull's camp fled to the south onto the Cheyenne River Reservation. They joined the Big Foot Band in Cherry Creek, South Dakota, then traveled to the Pine Ridge reservation to meet with Chief Red Cloud. The 7th Cavalry caught them at Wounded Knee on December 29, 1890. The 7th Cavalry massacred 300 people at Wounded Knee after first taking their weapons. They left the bodies to freeze in the snow. The people of the Great Sioux Nation slowly recovered from this injustice and continue to survive in their homeland today.

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Why fishing is my favorite hobby By Michael Denison Fishing is my favorite hobby because it gives me time to be alone and look inside myself. It is also a very invigorating sport, and it can be relaxing as well as fun. Fishing is one of my favorite things to do when I’m not in school learning. One of my favorite fishing spots is in a very secluded part of a lake that is surrounded by trees and has a sense of serenity. One time when I was there I had a little rabbit walk right past me. I like to go fishing mainly because it gives me a chance to get away from all the stress of reality and just relax. One of my favorite times to go is in the summer with just a slight breeze blowing across the water creating little ripples. What makes it even better is when you can hear the birds chattering up in the evergreens, and you get an occasional nibble from walleye just waiting to take your bait when you’re not paying attention. To me that is the most relaxing thing on the planet.

I remember one time when I went fishing I kept getting a bite by some little fish that refused to take it under all the way, and it made me laugh to think that some little fish is under the water trying to trick me. But eventually he made a mistake and I brought up a four-pound walleye. That in itself gave me a sense of pride knowing that I had enough skill to bring in that big of a fish. I lead a very stressful life and every time I get a chance I go fishing, and I leave I feeling relaxed and revived. Fishing is a fun and relaxing thing to do and if you lead a stressful life I suggest you try it as well. Animation © Kitty Roach

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AIDS in China

By Sara Schirmacher

Many people in the US today are infected with AIDS or the HIV virus, yet many do nothing about or take it as a big deal. Not only is the U.S. affected by the AIDS epidemic, but so are other countries as well.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 90 percent of the people with HIV in China don’t even know they are infected. Many in China say they ignore the fact they have the virus just because they do not have money to treat it or because the health service may not guarantee treatment at all.

Tang Guangwei, a 21 year old in Henan said that he couldn’t afford to be tested because he does not have the money and can’t afford it. He currently uses all his money to pay for his father’s treatment – his father has full-blown AIDS like many others.

China is one of many countries besides the U.S. that has an AIDS problem, or in China’s case an AIDS epidemic. China is said to be one of the three countries most at risk from AIDS outside of Africa. The other two countries are Russia and India.

Transsexual golfer plays in women’s open

By Adrian Gonzalez

In 1995, Mianne Bagger had a sex change. Born a male, she felt that something was not right in her life. The thing that was not right was her being a male.

After her surgery she still wanted to play golf, but a as a female. Though she was a female after her surgery, The U.S., European, and Australian women’s tour had a rule that if you wanted to play in the Women’s Open, you had to have been born a female

In 1998, Australia changed its rules, saying that people could play women’s golf if their gender had been reassigned by surgery rather than by being born a female. This made it possible for her to play in the $550,000 Australian Women’s Open.

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